SpaceX Declares Dragon Mission Successful; Press Conference Set for 3:30 EST

Falcon 9’s second stage fires away. (Credit: SpaceX)

SPACEX PRESS RELEASE

Today, SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit.

SpaceX and NASA will have a post-mission press conference at 3:30 PM EST at the press site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Participants include:

* Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and CTO * Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX President * Alan Lindenmoyer, NASA Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Manager

Watch it live at www.nasa.gov/ntv

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